Mark 6:4 Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

In Aesop’s fable, it was proper for the fox to be in awe when seeing the lion. People can seem to become commonplace, especially those closest to us, and the temptation can grow to lose our appreciation and honor due to each human.

How much value does God place on one person? At conception, a precious human life begins. So precious, that it will never end. It is eternal, as ordained by God.

The more we learn about the masterful details of design in creation, the more awe inspiring this pursuit of study becomes. Yet, at the same time, it is easy to see that paradise has been lost, cursed, marred by sin. We can still appreciate those scenes of breathtaking beauty. And amazing designs remain to challenge our comprehension and discovery.

Each human soul bears the image of God. The astounding design of each person, the elegant complexity of the alloyed spirit, mind, and body, is exceptional. Yet …

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; … (Isaiah 53:6)

A lost coin does not lose its value because it is lost. It is that intact value that motivates us to search for the coin. The higher the value, the more diligent and persevering the search. So, now read the whole verse.

Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

The stunning price paid; for each one; for you.

Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

What joy was set before him?

You.

You are worth it … to Him … your salvation … your reconciliation to Him … your fellowship with Him … is His joy!

By no means does this say that you deserve God’s grace. The very definition of grace indicates that it is not deserved. God knows we don’t deserve to be pardoned, yet He also reckons that it is worth it. How much value does God place on one person? God did not value you any less than what He paid.

Yours is a unique life. You are rare; special. The creator of matter says that you matter. Regardless of how close to God you are, or how far from God you are right now, He still holds out His hand to offer a closer relationship with Him.

If you feel angry, then you are angry. If you feel worthless, that does NOT mean you are worthless! If you feel sad, then you are sad. If you feel irrelevant, then that feeling is a LIE! Yes, you are having that emotion, but that does not indicate that you are expendable. Do you see the distinction? Grasping this concept is vital. Feelings and emotions tell you about your state of mind, not your value. In all the world, there is nothing more precious than an individual human being.

By God’s majestic grace and decree, each soul is due honor, as a fellow human, bearing the image of the Creator.

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Yes, the Bible quotes Satan, and the quotes are completely accurate. That does not mean we should quote Satan, as if he spoke truthfully. On rare occasions, I have seen quotes from Satan used as a trusted basis for doctrine. Granting the benefit of the doubt, we can assume it was an accident. Rather than refuting those specific arguments, it seems prudent to focus on the basic biblical principle, because it is imperative to consider the source and context of any basis for doctrine.

Satan is a Liar

Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

The words of Satan are not often quoted in the Bible. That is no surprise. Not only is he a liar, he is the father of lies. His native language is lying.

John 8:44 Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Acts 5:3 Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost

Every time the Bible does quote the words of Satan, the Bible also proves his words to be false. He is only quoted as an example of lies.

In Genesis chapter three, Adam and Eve took action based on Satan’s deceit, as if it were true, and it resulted in the greatest downfall in all of history.

In Job chapters one and two Satan challenges God regarding Job’s faithfulness, claiming that Job would curse God to His face if certain calamities befell. God allowed Satan to carry out those calamities upon Job. But Job responded to these by worshipping God and never cursed Him. Satan was proved wrong again.

Satan said in Luke 4:5-6 “All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them (all the kingdoms of the world): for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.” But Daniel 4:17 says “that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.” In John 19:10 Pilate said to Jesus, “Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?” Jesus answered, “Thou couldest have no power [at all] against me, except it were given thee from above.” And Romans 13:1 says “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.” Yet again, Satan was wrong and his words were infected with deceit.

Whenever Satan speaks, there is one guarantee: there is something about what he said that makes it wrong. It may sound like what he is saying is correct. It may contain some truth, like when he quoted Scripture, but only in a twisted, tainted way. This is not a grey area. Satan’s lies are just as black when he misquoted Scripture. He either changed the words, or left out vital context, completely changing it from a truth to a lie. Satan’s intent is to deceive and to corrupt.

Caution

We need to take heed to the scriptural caution. We would not want to place any value on Satan’s polluted words, even those quoted in the Bible, lest it be said of us, “For some are already turned aside after Satan” (1 Timothy 5:15). In this passage, Paul is instructing Timothy about warnings for Christians, so beware!

The verses in the Bible, where Satan is quoted, can really only be used as examples of how the Devil is wanting to lie, tempt, spoil, etc. The Bible does not need to individually and explicitly refute every nuance of Satan’s words, because he is completely censured — he cannot be trusted. Even when there is some defiled truth in the quote, there is no point in attempting to use the truth in those verses by scraping off the defilement. If you think there is a grain of truth in Satan’s words, the only way you can know it is true is if it is taught elsewhere in Scripture. Thus, instead of quoting Satan, simply quote the other Scripture verses where that same truth is already clearly and purely taught.

If I quote Satan as a source of truth, then I am a student of Satan. If my teaching is based on a quote from Satan, then I am encouraging others to be students of Satan.

Psalm 103:19 The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.

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Either God created the world, or it created itself. There is no third option. If you think there must be another option, then name one. Atheists have come up with quite a lot of explanations for how things could have come about without any divine intervention. Some are plainly desperate ravings but, if you didn’t know any better, some of their explanations might seem convincing. It is important to realize that they are just stating their wishes, their opinions, their rationalizations that they really hope are plausible.

Some of them claim that they are just stating scientific facts. Nothing could be further from the truth. Both Theists and Atheists have the same scientific facts. It is the interpretation of those facts that they are stating, not science. Science is knowledge. Science is testable, repeatable, and observable. Forensic science, in the present, can be used to help us determine what happened in the past. The most we can hope to gain from such scientific research is just clues, not eye-witness testimony.

When we interpret clues we come back to our beliefs that we already hold, to help us understand the meaning of the clues. So, it is our beliefs that are the basis for our conclusions, not the scientific facts. What we really need is eye-witness testimony, someone who was there and saw what happened, someone who is truthful and can be trusted. That is really the only way to know for sure what happened in the past. Otherwise we are just guessing. The statement of a guess is not knowledge, but opinion. Since a guess is not knowledge, it is also not science, regardless of scientific observations that are mentioned in conjunction with the guess.

If you start your investigations with the assumption that everything needs to be explained naturally, without any divine intervention, then you will gravitate towards any explanation that seems to favour or align with that assumption. That is in fact what the honest evolutionists will tell you they are doing. They reject any super-natural explanation for anything, regardless of the evidence, regardless of the eye-witnesses.

As Christians, we can take God at His Word. If we do not believe something could have happened supernaturally, then we do not believe in God. There is no reason to doubt whether or not God created the world the way He said He did. That would be silly. It is even worse when we take an Atheist’s word that his view about history is scientific. Even at the outset, when this heresy first began, there were solid biblicists who defended the historical reading of Genesis admirably. And we have the same today, if anyone would listen. Thank God there are many who do listen and thus reject such false atheistic teachings. There are also many who need no such defence, since they read their Bible and find it plain to see what God said, and they believe it.

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When His Voice Is Heard

Introduction

The book of Job, in the Holy Bible, is a treasure that God has given to us as a gift. Apart from the revelation of God in this book, there are some secrets we would have no way of seeing. We get a glimpse into Heaven itself, when God meets with His angels. We hear an extraordinary oration by God upon the Earth. We learn about examples of faith and folly.

Lessons

One of the primary precepts of God’s design in this world, is that you reap what you sow. As a result of this principle, we often have troubles in our lives, stemming from our rebellion towards God. However, a big lesson we find in Job is that the suffering of an individual is not always the result of that person’s sins. God’s view of Job’s suffering is different than the conclusions of Job’s three friends. According to God, Satan had destroyed Job “without cause.” In contrast, Job’s three friends had condemned Job, assuming that his calamities were conclusive evidence of sin in his life. God reproved the friends’ line of reasoning as folly. God commanded them to repent of their slander, with sacrifices.

Another lesson we learn, from this precious historical record, is that God limits what Satan is allowed to do. We can trust God’s providence for our lives. Even when life is not going as we had hoped, God intends for us to learn and grow, plus enrich our relationship with Him. God knows best. We can trust Him to gauge and foresee the blessings only He can envision resulting from our trials. For example, Jesus suffered unimaginably, then died on a cruel cross. From an earthly perspective, when His friends saw Him suffer and die and laid in a tomb, this was the most tragic event in history. Not only was it the most agony ever suffered, but it was the highest injustice, due to His complete innocence. From an eternal perspective, this same event was the pinnacle of history. No greater deed has been done. No greater love has been shown. No greater victory has been won. The gap between these two perspectives, of the same historical event, is a wide chasm. We cannot see across this chasm, unless God shows us.

The major lesson of the book of Job centres on the glory of God. Since He is the Creator, any glory seen in His creation is just a small sample illustrating His own glory. The point of God lecturing Job on the topics of scientific and historical knowledge, was to highlight His own glory. The reason God spoke of the power of Behemoth, and the terror of Leviathan, was to accentuate His own glory. Job got the point and repented of his sin of reproaching God’s justice.

Folly … in the Bible?

It may seem strange to quote the following verse.

1 Kings 20:23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods [are] gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

Really, this verse could be a very good starting point for a thesis on systematic theology. This article is no such thesis. The reason the verse is a good starting point is because it is wrong. Yes, it is historically accurate, since this report of the Syrians giving this advice is true. It is wrong in a different way. Here it is saying, in the Holy Scriptures, that the God of Israel can only help armies when they are in the hills. I know it does not bother you to be reminded of this flawed reasoning in the Bible, since the context makes it clear that it is wrong; quite clear.

1 Kings 20:28 And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD [is] God of the hills, but he [is] not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

This clarity makes it a good example of a principle of Bible interpretation. We need to interpret Bible verses in context. In the last portion of the book of Job, God is talking. God condemns some of sections of the book of Job as “folly” and some other parts as “words without knowledge.” Of course, God wants us to base our doctrine, and our lives, on trustworthy knowledge, rather than folly. So, we can completely expect to be able to discern between them, from the context. After all, the Bible cannot be fully authoritative, unless God has given us some reliable way to tell which parts of the record are sound, and which parts God has deemed as folly.

Quoting from Enoch

I chose Enoch as a notable example. This section could just as well be titled “Quoting from Noah,” for another example, or Abel. We confidently know from Scripture that Enoch was a righteous man (Hebrews 11:5) and that he was a prophet (Jude 1:14). So, like Noah (2 Peter 2:15), and Abel (Luke 11:50-51), Enoch was a preacher of righteousness. However, we do not always know when some portion of Scripture is quoting something taught by one of these patriarchs of antiquity. A quote from Enoch is mentioned once in Jude, but we cannot know if other biblical teachings are quoted from Enoch, since we are not always told the source.

There are some who make note that Paul quotes Eliphaz, one of Job’s three friends, as a Scriptural source. Let’s examine this idea. The final eight words in 1 Corinthians 3:19, that Paul quotes, matches the first part of the verse in Job 5:13 verbatim. When we look back to Job chapter four, we can see that the person who is talking, in chapters four and five, is Eliphaz.

It is good to point out that, though the English translation is word-for-word the same, the words of Eliphaz are recorded in the Bible in Hebrew, and the words of Paul are in Greek. So, it is not technically a word-for-word quote, though they do have the same essential meaning.

Paul does say, “it is written,” but who is he quoting? He doesn’t say who he is quoting, so we do not know with certainty. We just know that the source is authoritative.

If I quote Emerson saying “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness,” then a few years later John Maxwell uses that same quote, is Mr. Maxwell quoting me or Emerson? Of course, he is quoting Emerson. So, when Paul says the same short phrase as Eliphaz, that does not mean Paul was quoting Eliphaz. What if they were both quoting Enoch, for example? The reason this is important is because some would use this quote as a justification for themselves quoting from the arguments between Job and his three friends as the basis for doctrine. God takes exception with this, since He calls Job’s three friends’ arguments “folly” so grave as to be repented of with sacrifices (Job 42:8).

The content of rat poison can be more than 99% good food for rats. When God condemned the arguments of Job’s three friends as folly, that does not mean every word they said was utter foolishness. In fact, if they were babbling buffoons, then people would take them for jesters, rather than teachers, so their foolishness would be somewhat harmless. They would not be worthy of such noted attention from God’s judgement. It is the hidden error among the teaching; it is the sophistry, that is profoundly harmful. The next section will expand on the careful interpretation for separating the folly from the wisdom in the book of Job.

(Mis)-Quoting From Job

Let’s say I am preparing a sermon. If I am quickly hunting for verses that agree with a point I am attempting to make, it would be quite easy for me to happen across some verses in the book of Job that seem to fit. Unfortunately, if I am not aware of the context of those verses, I may mistakenly quote verses that God said were folly; oops.

For each verse in Job, discerning the context is critically important. You can probably think of some examples of verses in Proverbs, in the Sermon on the Mount, in the epistles, etc., that can stand on their own, so that the context is not necessary to apply them. In contrast, there is a ton of context needed for many verses in Job. Yes, there are handy verses for quotes, and some that do not strictly need the context. However, there are several chapters carrying God’s warning that the content is questionable. The only way we would be able to tell if something in these chapters was OK, is if it is taught as good doctrine in some other biblical passage, so we can just use that other passage for our text instead.

It is insufficient to just read the neighbouring verses in Job to get the context, or even the whole chapter. The Holy Spirit has provided guideposts to help us navigate. Please follow along.

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History does not conclusively tell us who wrote the book of Job. This we do know: He was a prophet inspired of God. Here are the boundaries that God led His prophet to put in His Word, for the book of Job, so that we can clearly see what God is calling “words without knowledge.”

We know that not all of Job’s words were “without knowledge” because chapter two says that Job did not sin with his lips, up to that point. So, we know that Job spoke uprightly before chapter three. But then, Job and his three friends argued; a lot.

The inspired narration (Job 38:1-2) makes it clear and specific that God was rebuking Job.

God called Job, “he that contendeth with the Almighty” and “he that reproveth God” in Job 40:2. God rebukes Job with the words, “Wilt thou also disannul my judgement? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?” in Job 40:8.

The thrust of God’s sermon is His own glory and that Job’s (and my) knowledge is so puny in comparison as to be pitifully insufficient to reproach anything that God might do.

Job gets the point, confessing and admitting that he did not know what he was talking about.

Job 40:3-4
Job answered the LORD, and said, “Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee?”

Job 42:1,3,6
Then Job answered the LORD, and said, “… therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. … I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”

God, Elihu, and Job all agreed that Job’s speeches, from chapter 3 through 31, contained “words without knowledge.”

Then God commended Job’s repentance as speaking “right” (Job 42:7-8), so we know Job was back on course by the time we get to the final chapter.

God also condemns the words of Job’s three friends as “folly” (Job 42:8), commanding sacrifices for repentance. There is no delineation indicating anything that the three said correctly, so it is all tainted.

Instead of including all of these arguments in the Bible, God could have just told us what was wrong about what they said, but He recorded the speeches, in chapters 3 through 31, as context to God’s rebuke and Elihu’s admonition. As such, they are valuable as a historical record.

In contrast, the words of Elihu, who was not one of the three erroneous friends, were recorded as the inspired Word of God, in chapters 32 through 37. His address aligned with God’s later message, though God had a more glorious pulpit! The main points of Elihu’s oration were that God is glorious and that Job and his three friends were out of line in their arguments.

From chapter 38 through the final chapter 42 we have God speaking, Job repenting, God approving of Job’s repentance, and the inspired narration, so these chapters are also “safe.”

When His Voice Is Heard

Job 37:1-5 (Elihu speaking)
1 At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound [that] goeth out of his mouth.
3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

The purpose of this article is not to take the place of your own study of the unparalleled book of Job. Hopefully, this was just an appetizer, to increase your hunger for more reading and studying of your own. When you read the Holy Scriptures, God is talking to you.

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For their unpardoned evil here on Earth, each person will be judged, convicted, and sentenced. Some of the consequences for these actions will come in this life, some in the next. Nations are also judged for their actions. But a nation does not have an after-life, so all of the consequences for national actions must be faced here on Earth. God is a just Judge and requires justice.

There are several times in the Bible when God pronounced His judgement on a nation. With one exception, each time God gave the option to repent and avoid destruction. There is one time in the Bible when God said He would not offer pardon for the nation. It was when that nation had shed much innocent blood. The king who was responsible had already repented, after decades of evil, and had become a believer, but that was not sufficient in this case. The only options they were given were different forms of national destruction. There was no option available to avoid the downfall of the nation.

So, if a nation promotes abortion, does that mean they are doomed without hope? Do we want to find out the hard way? This sentence of justice does make sense. Government is an institution of God. The purpose of government is to punish evil. When a nation’s government turns to promoting evil, it does not make sense to expect that nation to get away with this evil for long.

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Every endeavour has its detractors. If they had their way, we would have no liberty, no technology, no literature, no art …

As tractors pull forward, detractors pull backward. While we would rather not have hindrances to our progress, they can provide some benefit. It can be like exercise that makes your project stronger. Muster up as much courage, integrity, and humility as you can find, then sincerely consider the question, “Do the objections have any merit?” What can you enhance about your venture so that your detractors’ objections no longer have any merit?

We would like to hear from you! Of course, it is always nice to hear from those who have encouraging words to say. We are quite intent on improvements, so we also welcome constructive criticism.

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It would be humorous, if it was not being taken seriously. Some call it being politically correct (PC). Are people really this easily offended? Or are they just hunting for yet another way to get control of others? I guess it is some of both. The noisy complainers voicing their petty irritations, as if they were victims of a crime, and the politicians taking advantage of the complaints to pile on more regulations.

Now, I am not making any excuse to be unkind. However, this is a matter of courtesy and grace, not legislation.

What if I walked around Cork city and was allowed to dictate what I wanted removed because it offended me? I assure you there would be quite a few things that would go. I would not lobby the legislature for such powers, because I believe in liberty.

If I say something that is merely offensive, get over it. I have done you no harm. Of course, it is not OK for me to threaten you, as if I was a clear and present danger. Of course, it is not OK for me to slander you. Other than that, freedom of speech is a good thing. If you do not agree, then go live in some country that does not have freedom of speech.

If I say something offensive to Pippin, the ethical limit of Pippin’s response is to say something back at me. If Pippin tries to use the government to bully me into refraining from saying anything he doesn’t like, then that is tyranny. There is enough tyranny in this world without Pippin trying to add more.

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Isaiah 55:6-7

This short passage of scripture is so magnificent that I just love to read it! What a gracious God we serve! Words really cannot express how important it is that you do not put off your decision for Christ, but this is the best!

“Seek ye the Lord while He may be found. Call ye upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts. And let him return unto the Lord and He will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.”

Amen! Amen!

The number one main purpose for your life on this Earth is to make one decision. The weight of this one decision is greater than the sum of everything else in your life combined. There will come a point in your life when God will clearly visit you personally. No, you will not have a vision or an ultimatum or even a quiver. It will be a time when you must decide. It does not mean that you must decide suddenly, just that you must no longer put off your decision. If you are reading this, and you have not yet decided, your time has now come. You must keep seeking until you find.

If you put it off, then you may get another chance at another time in your life, but your heart will have become harder. It seems that a very hard heart requires a very large crisis to make another opportunity for such a decision. Some day, you will regret every time you have put this off. If you keep putting it off, then you will regret it for eternity.

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Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness …

Hebrews 1:6-8
6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
8 But unto the Son [he saith,] Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Hebrews 3:1-4
1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
2 Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses [was faithful] in all his house.
3 For this [man] was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
4 For every house is builded by some [man;] but he that built all things [is] God.

Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Revelation 1:7-8
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Revelation 20:11-12
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Revelation 21:5-7
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

John 1:1-3,14-15
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
…
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

Psalm 138:2 For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Saviour, Jesus Christ

Acts 20:28 Feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

Colossians 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Some false religions say that Jesus was a lesser god than Jehovah. This is contrary to what the Bible teaches. There are many false gods and One True God. So, biblically, any lesser god would also be a false god.

It is clear from Scripture that Jesus is the One True God. It may be difficult to imagine how God could be a man, or how a man could be God. Maybe this analogy will help your imagination. In this story there is a man who is able, at any time, to lift 500 kilograms. This man decided that, for one day, next Tuesday, he was not going to lift anything heavier than 10 kilograms. This would be a serious limitation for the man, in one sense. But, in another sense, he still could really lift 500 kilograms any time during that Tuesday. It was only his decision that prevented him from doing so. See Philippians 2:5-11.

There are two times in the book of Revelation when John mistakenly started worshipping an angel. Both times the angel rebuked John and commanded him to worship God instead. Several times in the Bible it is mentioned that people came and worshipped Jesus. If Jesus was not God in the flesh, then He should have done the same as the angel did and redirected that worship to God, but He never did.

1 Timothy 3:16 God was manifest in the flesh

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